‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Shows the Legacy-quel Is Alive (and Fashionable) at the Box Office

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>Part of the other reason the legacy-quel is now so common and enduring has plenty to do with streaming. When a new sequel comes out, everyone goes back to watch the original first, duh. Month over month between March and April, streaming of the original “Devil Wears Prada” was up a whopping 428 percent, according to Nielsen. Executives love to see it, because it all factors into the calculations of what makes a movie profitable in the modern age.

What movie started the trend of these Legacy-quels again? Was it Force Awakens? Indy 4?